[Rarebooks] For Sale: Henry's "Epitome of Chemistry," 1803

[Norman Kane]

HENRY, WM.   AN EPITOME OF CHEMISTRY, IN THREE PARTS ... THE 
ACQUISITION OF CHEMICAL KNOWLEDGE . . . ANALYSIS . . . CHEMICAL TESTS 
. . . THE THIRD EDITION, CORRECTED.   London: For J. Johnson, 
1803.  12mo, 6 1/2 X 4 inches, old rubbed calf, joints worn but 
sound, marginal stain at top of first few leaves, occasional light 
pencil notes.  OCLC locates only the Yale Univ. Medical School copy 
of this edition.   Four pages of terminal advts for chemical works & 
chemical  chests: a large double mahogany chest with folding drawers 
containing 91 bottles filled with tests & 5 drawers of apparatus 
including scales, for 20 guineas, & a smaller traveling chest for 7 
guineas.  (Henry's "Chemistry" was a very popular work which ran 
through a number of editions.)  $110.00    (Trade Discount 10%)

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